Highland Dwarf Toad Pelophryne sp. of central Borneo around 1200m ASL A very small and maybe a undescribed dwarf toad of the Pelophryne genus. The discovery of this toad was a lucky find and unfortunately the only individual I could…
Harlequin Flying Frog, Rhacophorus pardalis Günther, 1858 – of the Baram area – Sarawak / Borneo
Torrent frog tadpole Meristogenys sp. of central Sarawak / Borneo Meristogenys tadpoles are specialized for living in strong currents. The snout is broadly rounded with a relatively oral disk underneath it. The body is flat below and has a large…
The Harrisson’s flying frog, Leptomantis harrissoni Inger & Haile, 1959 (former Rhacophorus harrissoni) of central Sarawak / Borneo around 700m ASL. Leptomantis harrissoni spends most of its life high up in the forest. Males call for breeding in water-containing holes…
The banded bullfrog, Kaloula pulchra Gray, 1831 of south Sarawak / Borneo around 20m ASL. Kaloula pulchra is an introduced species (neozoon) having been imported into Borneo in relatively recent time and can be found in the most gardens or…
Rough-sided Dwarf Litter Frog, Leptobrachella parva Dring, 1983 of central Sarawak / Borneo around 970m ASL.
Edwardina’s horned frog, Borneophrys (Megophrys) edwardinae (Inger, 1989) of ulu Baram, central Sarawak / Borneo.
Boulenger’s Asian tree toad Rentapia hosii (Boulenger, 1892) of central Sarawak / Borneo Rentapia hosii are nocturnal and feed on insects, especially ants. They live on land outside the breeding season, usually on trees deep in the rainforest, along small…
The gracile slender toad, Ansonia teneritas, Waser et al., 2016 – around 1100m ASL The species name teneritas, Latin for ‘tenderness’, refers to the gracile body shape and small body size of this species in comparison to congeners.
Most likely the Spiny slender toad, Ansonia cf. echinata, Inger and Stuebing, 2009 – around 140m ASL This species is from a different locality than the holotype of Ansonia echinata – if these animals are truly Ansonia echinata and not…